Preparing for a Room Makeover with Glidden Brilliance Collection #gliddentesters

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We purchased our house 8 years ago and shortly after doing so we went on a painting spree.  The entire house was painted white, mostly in the hard to keep up flat paint. After years in apartments where we couldn’t paint, my husband and I were starving for color. And so we went room by room and painted. From a green living room to yellow kitchen, we loved choosing them all. When we got to the master bedroom however we decided to go from the usual bright colors to a darker, more sensual one. That is how we decided on a medium purple with a gray undertone.  With black and white accents, it was anything but bright. And it worked well until our kids were born.

I always envisioned our boys sharing a room or utilizing the fact that we have four bedrooms. But with two on the main level near the bathroom and two upstairs with no bathroom, it isn’t hard to see why we’ve wanted to keep to the main level. Up to this point our 3 year old son Warren has gone from a crib to a toddler bed, all the while being almost a “guest” in our master bedroom. Meanwhile his older brother has always had his own room complete with normal blue walls and children’s decor.

It doesn’t seem fair, does it? Instead of our boys sharing a room (which I cringe at the thought at this point) we’ve decided to give up our bedroom on the main level to our son so he can have a space of his own. And with the help of Glidden paint, we’d like to transform our dark and rather dreary purple bedroom into a superhero bedroom for our son.

Here are some before shots.

See what I mean?

Since Warren’s favorite heros include Iron Man and Spiderman AND his absolute favorite color is red, it is impossible to think his room would be anything but red. At the same time, I am scared of that color and really want to brighten the space up. So instead of four red walls I’d like to do one red accent wall and a lighter color on the other three walls.

I researched colors on Glidden.com which was the perfect way to get a feel for what it would look like on the walls. (Highly recommend checking it out for yourself!)

My husband envisions using yellow/gold with red. It does work well with the theme (think Ironman) but I first envisioned a room that might look too much like McDonald’s or ketchup and mustard. It would certainly make the space warm but I feel like it may still feel too dark.

I on the other hand was leaning towards a very light gray. This pearl gray was perfect as it is sure to brighten the room up. It also goes well with the dark gray bedding with Marvel heroes I picked out and is more of a “city” theme.

I went shopping at Walmart and picked out five testers. The Glidden Brilliance Collection is available in most Walmarts nationwide and offers small testers of over 300 shades for only $2.94 each. This is a fabulous way to get a feel for what each color will look like on a wall.  I chose two different yellow/gold colors, two red and my choice for a light gray.

Which do you like? Help us out!

And check out my shopping experience to see just how easy it is to find the perfect color for your space at Walmart with the help of Glidden paint!

Right now you can print a $2 coupon off from 1 Glidden tester at Walmart! That makes a tester less than $1!  Hurry, you will only be able to print this coupon 7/19-7/30!

Be sure to visit Glidden to get more inspiration, color ideas and where you can purchase the Glidden Brilliance Collection in your area! And don’t forget to stop back in at the end of the month when I reveal our son’s new bedroom!

Update: You can now check out Warren’s Marvel Comics bedroom makeover!

Disclosure: This project has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Glidden Testers/Paint #collectivebias. All thoughts and opinions remain 100% my own.